Famous birthdays for May 9: Billy Joel, Noah Centineo

Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

They include:

-- Abolitionist John Brown in 1800

-- Harriet Lane, niece/first lady of President James Buchanan, in 1830

-- Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie in 1860

-- Howard Carter, the British Egyptologist who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen, in 1874

-- Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser in 1882

-- Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset in 1883

-- TV journalist Mike Wallace in 1918

-- Tennis champion Richard "Pancho" Gonzales in 1928

-- Actor Albert Finney in 1936

-- Actor Glenda Jackson in 1936

-- TV producer/filmmaker James L. Brooks in 1940 (age 84)

-- Former U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft in 1942 (age 82)

-- Musician Tommy Roe in 1942 (age 82)

-- Musician Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield) in 1944 (age 80)

-- Actor Candice Bergen in 1946 (age 78)

-- Musician Billy Joel in 1949 (age 75)

-- Musician Tom Petersson (Cheap Trick) in 1950 (age 74)

-- Actor Alley Mills in 1951 (age 73)

-- Actor Amy Hill in 1953 (age 71)

-- Baseball Hall of Fame member Tony Gwynn in 1960

-- Actor John Corbett in 1961 (age 63)

-- Musician Dave Gahan (Depeche Mode) in 1962 (age 62)

-- Musician Ghostface Killah, born Dennis Coles, (Wu-Tang Clan) in 1970 (age 54)

-- Actor Chris Diamantopoulos in 1975 (age 49)

-- Musician Pierre Bouvier (Simple Plan) in 1979 (age 45)

-- Musician Andrew W.K., born Andrew Wilkes-Krier, in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Rosario Dawson in 1979 (age 45)

-- Actor Chris Zylka in 1985 (age 39)

-- Actor Grace Gummer in 1986 (age 38)

-- Actor Mary Mouser in 1996 (age 28)

-- Actor Noah Centineo in 1996 (age 28)